Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Ohio State coach Thad Matta are anxiously awaiting a phone call from Rodney Hood, the former Mississippi State guard/forward and the last remaining impact transfer on the market.

“When I get home from this camp, the day after I’ll pick a school between Duke and Ohio State,” Hood told SportsNet New York over the weekend while at the Kevin Durant Skills Academy in Chicago. “It’s either going to be Wednesday night or Thursday.”

Hood, a 6-8 native of Meridian, Miss., is a lean and efficient scorer with a good mid-range game. He averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists as a freshman last season before decided to transfer upon the firing of longtime coach Rick Stansbury.

He must sit out the 2012-13 season but then will have three years of eligibility remaining.

A top-40 recruit in the Class of '11, Hood said he was open to any an all programs once he decided to leave his homestate school. He took official visits to Duke, Ohio State and Memphis.

“I went to the visit and I got to talk with Coach K eye to eye and the rest of the coaching staff,” Hood told SportsNet New York. “I met some of the players. You know, it just felt great. When you go to Duke you’re playing on the highest level of college basketball and the tradition there is great so it was good to go visit.

“I’m just going to make my decision. It’s the second time around so I want to make the best decision for me. I just like the coaching staff (at Ohio State) and ‘Q’ (former AAU teammate LaQuinton Ross) is a bonus. But I like the players and I just like the basketball part of it.”